Unqualified Nursery Practitioner

About Us

We are currently recruiting for our beautiful nursery in Kensal Rise (W10) and a brand-new nursery in Parsons Green (SW6) on a full time basis!

Kensal House Nursery

Kensal House Nursery opened September 2022 in a beautiful Grade II listed building, it represents the pinnacle of aspiration for Early Years settings in the UK. Overlooking the canal in Kensal Rise, it sits alongside Jaego’s House, a revolutionary co-working and leisure space for kids and grown-ups alike.

Parsons House Nursery

Our brand new setting in Parsons Green will offer a welcoming, supportive and inclusive environment, whilst providing high quality care and education. The nursery will sit alongside Jesse's house, a sanctuary for children and parents - featuring a gym, swimming pool, soft play and more.

At Kensal and Parsons House, we value our staff members and invest in their progression, demonstrated through our internal training programmes and extensive benefits package.

What We Are Looking For

Benevolence and altruism are the essential qualities of a childcare worker. You must have an excellent sense of listening skills, your main role being to secure and comfort.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking, and eager Nursery Practitioner. The successful candidate will have a proven passion for childcare and be eager to learn and develop within the role and early years.

What we offer our Nursery Practitioners

• £25,000 - £27,000 per annum
• £200 monthly travel card
• £500 bonus upon passing probation.
• Childcare discount of 50%
• Clothes allowance - £100 per year
• 1 extra day of annual leave for every year you've worked up to a maximum of 5
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays, plus Christmas x 5 days,
• Day off for your birthday
• £500 refer a friend.
• Performance-related bonus of up to 5% of your salary
• Incentives for an 'Outstanding Ofsted'
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Company Events
• Discounted Jesse’s or Jaego's House membership - 20% off
• 5 years’ service £5,000 bonus
• 10 years’ service £10,000 bonus

About You

• You will be an Early Years Educator with a passion for giving children the very best start in life.
• GCSE Maths and English C or above
• Demonstrate a desire to continually grow as a practitioner and a dream to progress in the Early Years sector.
• Have experience in and be able to display your knowledge in looking after children.
• Embrace the partnership between practitioners and parents
• You are a good communicator and have an aptitude to interact with the children, your colleagues, and families.
• Have an understanding of the individual and diverse needs of children
• Have a good understanding of child development.

Key Responsibilities

Early Years Practitioners as part of a defined team are responsible for a cohort of children within Kensal or Parsons House Nursery.

• Support the mission and objectives of Parsons or Kensal House Nursery by your contribution to a high quality and effective team within the setting.
• Participate and deliver activities within the team and nursery room effectively and maintain Kensal House Nursery’s high standards in relation to all children and families.
• To be a key person to a group of children, maintaining children’s records on their achievement, assessment and ensure that children of the group are making good progress and that their needs are met.
• To be an effective and supportive team member and provide effective communication with other members and report timely to the manager of any issues/signs of progress/important updates.
• To contribute to a termly and monthly plan with the team and produce teaching plans for their own key children.
• As part of an Early Years team, provide a positive, constructive, and creative environment for under 5’s and further the seven areas of learning as specified in EYFS and Curriculum Plans

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and expect all staff to share this commitment, therefore we employ a strict screening process. Employment is thus subject to two satisfactory references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Apprenticeship

Salary: £25,000.00-£27,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday

School type:

• Day nursery

Application question(s):

• Are you able to commute to SW6 or W10 for this role?

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (required)

Experience:

• Nursery: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person